Robbers escapes with booty in AP temple
Ongole,
Sep
2:
Some
unidentified
persons
broke
into
Tripurantakeshwara
Swami
temple
and
decamped
with
gold
ornaments
worth
more
than
Rs
seven
lakh
at
Tripurantakam
town
in
Prakasham
district
early
today.
Police said the theft might have taken place sometime between 0200 hours and 0400 this morning. The robbers opened the main door of the temple and looted jewellery.
A priest discovered the theft when the temple door was opened around 0500 hours.
A case had been registered and investigation was underway, police added.
UNI
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Story first published: Sunday, September 2, 2007, 14:56 [IST]